Although it is already September, the weather is still extremely hot.

Kaedehara and Gray Yuan Ai went out to buy some things together, and sat down at a nearby coffee shop to blow the air conditioner in the store.

"Actually, you can buy some."

"What?"

"Peanut butter and blueberry jam, you've just been looking at it for a while."

"It's not that I'm afraid that the old man of the three highs will steal it..."

"You can just finish eating out, just like now, find a shop and sit..."

The sandwich wasn't a hassle to make, just like Kaedehara thought, but it was just a matter of spreading the sauce on it.

Hearing the proposal, Gray Yuan Ai was a little moved, but after hesitating for a moment, she decided to give up.

"Forget it, if you manage him so strictly, I have to lead by example..."As he spoke, Gray Plains looked at Kaede Yuan suspiciously, "It's you, so skilled, shouldn't you be helping the doctor steal food?" ”

"How could it be..."

He really didn't do it.

"Really? The doctor said you used to like junk food..."

It's so unrighteous that you say anything...

"It's not because I don't have a choice..."

After arguing a sentence, Kaedehara heard his cell phone ringing.

It is a phone call of Hattori Heiji.

After talking to Gray Yuanai, he answered the phone.

Ash Yuan mourned intently drinking coffee and keeping quiet.

"Kudo! Or do you answer the phone quickly..."Hattori Heiji's tone on the other side of the phone was a little unhappy, but Kaedehara felt that this unhappiness was not aimed at him.

"Thanks for the compliment. What's up? ”

"It's Kudo, you asked me to check on the water without mercy!"

Not long after the assault organization captured Mizuno Rei, a male transfer student named Eiyu Hondo came to Koran's class, that is, Kudo Shinichi's class.

He looks a little dull, and lacks a sense of boundary, and he is relatively close to Xiaolan, which makes Conan, the East Asian vinegar king, eat a lot of inexplicable flying vinegar.

However, Conan soon sensed that the man had another purpose. He took a photo to find his biological sister, and the person in the photo looked very similar to Shui Wulianna.

In the follow-up investigation, Kaedehara and Conan found out that Eisuke Hondo had lived in Osaka before, so they asked Heiji Hattori to help investigate.

"Conan asked you to give it back to him, didn't you?" Kaedehara asked.

Because Eisuke Hondo often runs to the Maori detective agency, it is more convenient for Conan to investigate. Kaedehara was also present when Conan called Hattori to tell him about it.

"Tell me more! The phone call lasted for a long time, and that Kudo didn't answer my call! I'm dying! Hattori Heiji said in an angry tone, "I was impatient to wait, so I called you directly."

"He must be with Xiaolan, it's inconvenient to pick up..."

Kaedehara could fully imagine Conan finding an excuse to get rid of it, only to find that Heiji Hattori had abandoned his expression when he picked up the phone.

"It's the same with you! I asked Uncle Otaki to check it out while he was on vacation, and according to what you said, I didn't tell him the reason for the investigation. ”

After a pause, Heiji Hattori continued to talk about the results of their investigation, "We investigated the list of Osaka schools twenty years ago, and none of them were named Mizumi no mercy. ”

"As a result, we had no choice but to take the photo of the woman who looked like Mizuki no mercy ten years ago, and the two of us asked a lot of people near the Tsutenkaku... If it was the host who took a long vacation, some people still remember, but no one knew her when she was young..."

"That said, she probably left Osaka a long time ago..."

"yes, but it's just Mizuno Nai," Hattori Heiji continued, "I showed them you... The photo of Eisuke Hongdo that Kudo sent me, that guy was a child, someone saw it! ”

"Oh?"

"That's an uncle who runs Okoyaki next to Tsutenkaku, and it is said that his father used to bring him to eat."

"His dad... What kind of people are they? ”

"It seems like a man who doesn't like to talk much, but I know that people call him Hondo," Hattori Heiji replied, "and he occasionally goes to that store with his colleagues... However, a few years ago, I suddenly stopped going..."

"Do you know what he does?"

"The uncle said that the former store manager might know, and the former store manager and the man seemed to get along quite well, so the two of them often chatted together after closing..."

"And then?"

The former store manager had died of cancer, but he had a very loving grandson with whom he was said to have talked about everything. That grandson went to college in Osaka for four years, and during that time, he often came to the restaurant for dinner, and probably met the man a few times..."

"Where is that grandson now?"

"I heard that there was a model shop in Tokyo... I also asked for the address and phone number of the store... Be careful if you're going to investigate, that Eisuke Hondo's father is said to be not an ordinary person..."

"How?" Hattori Heiji paused deliberately, and Kaedehara gave a thoughtful compliment.

"Every time his dad brings different colleagues, more than half of them are foreigners. Moreover, everyone, including his father, was dressed in black as if he had just returned from the funeral..."

"Oh... No wonder you don't think it's right..."

I almost forgot, this Kudo on the other side doesn't have a PTSD in black...

Hattori Heiji was a little surprised that Kudo didn't make a shocked sound, but then he figured it out, "That group of people still hate taking pictures very much, and the name of his father is different every time, sometimes called Tsubouchi and sometimes Ishikawa... This is just one of the names. ”

Even if it's not a person from the Black Coat, it's not an ordinary character. This also means that the grandson of the former store manager may also be under surveillance.

After answering the phone, Gray Yuan Ai had already finished drinking coffee, and Feng Yuan poured all his coffee into his stomach as before, and the two went back to the doctor's house.

On the way, he also received a call from Conan.

Kaede had planned to ask the Doctor to take her over to have a look.

"I'll go take a shower first." As soon as he entered the house, Gray Yuan said in mourning.

"Huh?"

"What's wrong?" Gray Yuan glanced back at Kaedehara, who was still taking off his shoes, "Do you want to wash together?" ”

“… May I? ”

Gray Yuan wailed his chest and cast a vigilant look, "Pervert." ”

"I know..."Kaedehara chose to admit defeat, "I just wanted to say that you don't have to go with you..."Graybara's eyes narrowed, Kaedehara chose to continue to admit defeat, "Don't forget to bring your hat." ”

It's too hot, so masks don't need it. And Kaedehara didn't actually think that this trip would be dangerous, but just reminded Gray Yuan to bring his hat just to be on the safe side.

"Got it."

replied casually, and Gray Yuan went to take a bath.

Kaedehara went to the workshop to talk to the doctor about the situation.

"Let's investigate Eisuke Hondo," the doctor immediately agreed, "Of course I'm fine..."

"Then please ask the doctor to make a phone call to contact the other side," Kaedehara walked towards the living room, "I have contact information..."

"By the way, isn't Conan going?"

"He missed Hattori's call, and then there was a killing."

Dr. Asa was not surprised.

Kaedehara helped Dr. dial the phone and turn on the outlet, and then Dr. Kaedehara talked to the other side according to what Kaedehara had just taught.

"Yes, it was actually your grandfather who asked me when he was alive. It is said that he used to be a regular customer who often came to the store, and he had a good relationship, so I asked me to help give him an item... I have a rough idea of who it is, but I just want to make sure because it's something very important..."

"Oh... Could it be the guest who often brings children? Mr. Xijun Zongbing on the other side of the phone replied.

"Say, maybe yes! Do you know that person's name and work address? ”

"Well, I've only seen him two or three times..."

"What about the characteristics of that person? for there are two or three people who think..."

"Well, you can't remember that for a while," the phone replied, "So, do you want to see a picture of that man?" ”

"Got a picture? I've heard that the guy doesn't like to take pictures..."

"yes... But by chance, I took one... It seems to have been captured by the man's son while playing with my camera..."

"So, can you show us that picture right away?"

"Immediately? I'm going to the gym after closing at 7 o'clock today, and I'm going home after 11 o'clock..."

"It doesn't matter, we'll wait for you at your doorstep..."

"Ah, forget it... I'll cancel the gym and go back right away..."

"Is that okay?"

"It's okay, I haven't heard anything about my grandfather for a long time... So, can you please wait for me in front of the apartment building I mentioned around eight o'clock? ”

"Thank you!"

"If you can, please tell me your characteristics..."

Communication with the other side went very smoothly, and the doctor breathed a sigh of relief.

There was still a while before the time agreed by the other party, and Kaede went to see if there was any information about the model store on the Internet, and when Gray Yuan Ai took a shower and the bathroom was empty, he also went to wash it.

After eating, it was almost seven o'clock, and they set off from the doctor's house, and still arrived at the agreed place dozens of minutes early.

It's just that an hour later, the other party didn't show up.

"It's weird... The place must be right..."Sitting in the car, the doctor glanced at his watch.

"Shall we go in and see how it goes?" Kaedehara proposed.

The apartment building has two doors, the first glass door is unlocked, and a video transponder is placed next to it. Kaede Yuan helped push open the door and watched from the sidelines, and the Doctor and Gray Yuan Ai walked in one after another.

"You can't have forgotten your room number, have you?" Gray Yuan came to the side of the answering machine and looked back at Kaedehara.

"yes..."

I don't believe it, it's greasy...

Gray Yuan thought to himself, watching as the doctor reached out and pressed it on the panel a few times.

The other party said that his room was room 302.

Then, she heard the sound of the glass door being opened and closed again, and when she looked back, she was shocked to find a young man walking in, pulling out a gun from his arms and facing Kaedehara, who was standing in the doorway.

Kudo just looked at each other curiously...

She subconsciously ran towards Kaedehara, then noticed Kaedehara glancing at the visitor speechlessly, then turned back to herself and said, "Don't worry, it's a model gun." ”

"Guns, guns," the doctor reacted.

"Hey, I haven't started yet," the young man was a little surprised, then looked at Dr. Asa again, and stubbornly continued his performance, "Yo! You'll be able to find this place, uncle. ”

“……”

Faced with the spot, the man was not embarrassed to change the muzzle of the model gun to the Doctor, so the scene was a little funny.

Gray Plains mourned for half a moon and looked at Kaede Yuan.

"Hey, I didn't expect to be recognized so easily," the man sighed, it was Mr. Xijun Zongbing who they wanted to meet, "That's right, this is the model gun in my shop...

"Uhhhh

"You're the guy who called me earlier, aren't you?"

"Yes, yes..."

"But, little brother, you're really amazing..."Mr. Nishigun looked at Kaedehara, "just like those people in my grandfather's shop before..."

He then explained to the doctor what he had just done.

"My grandfather was an unbeatable gunsmaniac, and I often received this kind of welcome when I was waiting for him in front of my grandfather's house... Once, a few customers from the store went to look for him at home, and he welcomed them like this, and they behaved like this child..."

"W-That's it..."

"I'm so embarrassed, I think if it's grandpa's friend, this joke should make sense... But it doesn't seem like I'm very good at this..."

"Ha, haha..."

The doctor laughed awkwardly.

"By the way, who are these two kids?"

"It's my grandchildren, and I brought it on my own initiative," the doctor explained, "isn't it convenient? ”

"It's okay, it's okay, my house is a mess."

Mr. Nishigun waved his hand, then stepped forward and pressed the door of the apartment, and Kaedehara and the others followed him towards his room.

"So he's just going to scare us and make us wait until we're impatient to ring the doorbell?" Gray Plains asked quietly.

"It should be."

"What about you? You were deliberately standing at the door, not because you didn't remember the room number, but because you had already found out, right? ”

"Hmm. His level is very average, so I don't think I'm from the organization, and his eyes still fall on the doctor through the glass door, and when I open the door, I realize that I am standing next to me..."

Kaedehara stood by the door just in case, but also because he didn't want the muzzle of the gun to be pointed at the doctor and Gray Plains, even if it was a model gun.

Soon they came to Mr. Nishigun's room, and the other party took out the key to open the door, and Kaedehara walked in.

It's really a bit of a mess here.

A few pairs of slippers were scattered around the entrance, and none of them were even placed relatively close.

After changing his slippers and walking in, the doctor, who had been waiting in the car for a long time, couldn't help but borrow a toilet from Mr. Nishigun.

"Okay..."Mr. Nishigun happened to be standing by the toilet and helped open the door, "Please-"

Kaedehara noticed that a pair of slippers were neatly placed in front of the toilet.

"Why is it so hot..."

Mr. Nishigun said as he turned on the air conditioner.

"It's very hot during the day, and the heat hasn't been released yet..."

Ash Yuan said, and then found that Kaedehara glanced around the room a few times, and glanced twice into the garbage basket full of paper, as if a treasure chest could be found in a trash can.

Mr. Nishigori rummaged through the album, and when he couldn't find it, he turned on the computer under Kaedehara's reminder, ready to let the doctor look at the photos on the computer.

It was only right away that he realized that something was wrong.

"Huh? The data is gone..."

"Huh?" Although he had seen it many times, the doctor was still a little surprised.

"It's weird, I remember I didn't delete it, why?"

"Someone probably entered this room," Kaedehara touched the computer case, "and just now..."

"Yes, has anyone come in? Or just now? Xijun was surprised, "How is this possible..."

"The evidence is that there are traces of water on the ground, concentrated near bookshelves and desks, and there are wet napkins in the trash cans... This must have been left over from the invading man's sweat while looking for something in such a hot room..."

"Huh? Sweat? ”

"That's right," said Gray Yuan, "this guy was sweating a lot in a stuffy room, and he wiped it with a napkin and threw it in the trash, and the sweat that didn't wipe it off was left behind..."

"He didn't turn on the air conditioner because he was worried that you would feel the temperature was wrong when you came back," Kaedehara glanced at the case, "Of course, the main evidence is that your computer has just been turned on..."

"W-What!?"

"Just touch the temperature of the CPU part."

Mr. Nishigun touched the chassis like a parent of his own child, and then felt that the location was indeed hot.

"Hey, isn't that guy's purpose..."

"I guess it's a picture. The albums on the shelves and the data on the computer are all gone... The sweat hadn't dried yet, so he must have been here just now. ”

"The question is how did that person get in," Gray Yuan took Kaedehara's words, "You can also see it, there is no sign of prying open the door of the entrance, so it came in from somewhere else..."

"Y-Who are you?"

Feeling that these two children were a little too smart, Mr. Nishigun couldn't help but ask Kaedehara and Gray Plains.

Gray Yuan was slightly stunned, although the other party should have nothing to do with the organization, but she still didn't want to say her name, and just as she was hesitating, she heard Feng Yuan say:

"Her name is Mei Yi, and she's a detective!"

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